Foodservice equipment and supplies dealer Edward Don & Company opened a distribution center in Auburn, Wash.

Edward Don & Company hired Mike Bartoszek to serve as vice president of operations and Ryan Higgins to serve as regional sales manager for the Woodridge, Ill.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

In a move that adds to its growing design-build capabilities, Edward Don & Company has purchased Shervan Colonel Equipment Corp., a Las Vegas-based company that designs commercial kitchens. Shervan Colonel Equipment will operate as a division of Edward Don & Company and remain under the leadership of Drew Shervan.

Edward Don & Company has bought Myers Restaurant Supply, a Santa Rosa, Calif.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Foodservice merger and acquisition activity accelerates with a transaction between two top 30 equipment and supplies dealers.

Edward Don & Company hired Michelle Brown to serve as a category manager for foodservice equipment.

Edward Don & Company has promoted Scott Peeler to serve as a regional sales manager. In his new role, Peeler becomes responsible for Edward Don & Company’s territories in Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and northern sections of Florida.

Company veteran takes over category manager role for the foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Foodservice equipment and supplies dealer Edward Don & Company expanded its Mira Loma, California, distribution center, doubling the warehouse capacity.

Former Candle Corp. and TableCraft veteran assumes corporate marketing post with the foodservice equipment and supplies dealer.

Company veteran to relocate to the dealer's Illinois headquarters.

The industry's largest foodservice equipment and supplies dealership relocates to Woodridge, Ill.

In addition to serving customers, many dealer sales reps at Edward Don & Company take on the task of mentoring the next generation of foodservice professionals who join their organization. Such is the case with Mike Perrino, FE&S' 2010 DSR of the Year, and Curtis Schatz, senior multi-unit director at Edward Don & Company.

In addition to serving customers, many dealer sales reps at Edward Don & Company take on the task of mentoring the next generation of foodservice professionals who join their organization. Such is the case with Mike Perrino, FE&S' 2010 DSR of the Year, and Curtis Schatz, senior multi-unit director at Edward Don & Company.

Edward Don & Company's Mike Perrino pairs an intense customer focus with a sense of urgency to make good on his commitments to deliver positive returns on the investments made by his company and customers alike.

Michael Gold is what some would call a foodservice lifer, having started in the business during his formative years at the age of 15 by taking a job in a local restaurant. But what started out as a teenage dalliance has evolved into a passionate love affair that takes a back seat only to his wife and children. And that passion helped Gold become Foodservice Equipment & Supplies' 2006 Dealer Sales Representative of the Year.